Florida Civic Literacy Exam (FCLE) Study Guide
What is an example of judicial review?
Correct Answer:
the power of the Supreme Court to find laws unconstitutional
Which point of view is reflected in Common Sense?
Correct Answer:
Representatives should be elected.
Which of the following cases impacted interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment?
Correct Answer:
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Which phrase from a letter written by Sarah Grimké in 1837 is reflected in the Fourteenth Amendment?
Correct Answer:
"I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality."
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Which United States Supreme Court case focused on whether an enslaved person, having lived in free territory, should be free?
Correct Answer:
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
Which United States Supreme Court decision resulted in reduced power for state governments?
Correct Answer:
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Which United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Free Exercise Clause?
Correct Answer:
West Virginia v. Barnette (1943)
What is the purpose of the Selective Service System?
Correct Answer:
to draft for compulsory military service
Which of the following is a right reserved for U.S. citizens only?
Correct Answer:
running for federal office
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Which of the following represents the goal of the Supremacy Clause?
Correct Answer:
States may not pass laws that conflict with federal laws.
What is an example of federalism?
Correct Answer:
the principle that the national and state governments share power
What is the first phrase of the U.S. Constitution?
Correct Answer:
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union"
What is one chamber of the U.S. Congress?
Correct Answer:
Senate
How did the holding in the United States Supreme Court case Miranda v.Arizona (1966) impact criminal defendants?
Correct Answer:
It established that defendants were protected against self-incrimination.
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